OBITUARY: Phyllis Taylor

Phyllis, Taylor, 80, of Strayhorn, Miss. passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012 at North Oak Regional Hospital in Senatobia, Miss. She was born February 27, 1931 in Colorado, the daughter of Ralph Cecil and Marguerite Lola "Peg" (Jackson) Wilson. Phyllis married Charles Robert Taylor on August 26, 1950 and he preceded her in death on May 21, 1999.

Phyllis was a homemaker and a member of Strayhorn Baptist Church in Strayhorn, Miss.

Phyllis is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Janice and Robert Herrell of Strayhorn, Miss.; five grandchildren, Stacy Godinez, Tracy Matthews, Kacey Houston, Ashley Taylor and Joseph Taylor; 10 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and two sisters, Judy Ashmore of Country Club Hills and Bonnie Carter of Bethalto.

She was preceded in death by her son, Robert Taylor, in 1981 and a sister, Carol Ryan.

Funeral services for Phyllis Taylor, 80, of Strayhorn, Miss., will be at 12 p.m. Saturday, October 13, 2012 at Campbell Funeral Home in Carmi with Rev. Dennis Reed officiating. Burial will be in Big Prairie Cemetery near Carmi. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until time of service on Saturday at the funeral home.

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